Psalm of David when he feigned madness before Abimelech, who
drove him away and he departed.

1I will bless
the LORD at all times; His praise shall
continually be in my mouth. 2My
soul will make its boast in the LORD; The humble
will hear it and rejoice. 3
O magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His
name together.

4I sought the
LORD, and He answered me, And delivered me from
all my fears. 5They
looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces
will never be ashamed. 6
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him And
saved him out of all his troubles. 7
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.

8O taste and see
that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man
who takes refuge in Him! 9
O fear the LORD, you His saints; For to those
who fear Him there is no want. 10
The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; But
they who seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing.
11
Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach
you the fear of the LORD. 12
Who is the man who desires life And loves
length of days that he may see good? 13
Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from
speaking deceit. 14
Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and
pursue it.

15The eyes of
the LORD are toward the righteous And His ears
are open to their cry. 16
The face of the LORD is against evildoers, To
cut off the memory of them from the earth. 17The righteous cry, and the LORD hears And
delivers them out of all their troubles. 18
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves
those who are crushed in spirit.

19Many are the
afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD
delivers him out of them all. 20
He keeps all his bones, Not one of them is
broken. 21Evil
shall slay the wicked, And those who hate the
righteous will be condemned. 22The
LORD redeems the soul of His servants, And none
of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

1Contend, O
LORD, with those who contend with me; Fight
against those who fight against me. 2
Take hold of buckler and shield And rise up for
my help. 3Draw also
the spear and the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me;
Say to my soul, "I am your salvation." 4
Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life;
Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.
5Let them be like
chaff before the wind, With the angel of the
LORD driving them on. 6
Let their way be dark and slippery, With the
angel of the LORD pursuing them. 7
For without cause they hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a pit for my soul. 8
Let destruction come upon him unawares, And let
the net which he hid catch himself; Into that
very destruction let him fall.

9And my soul
shall rejoice in the LORD; It shall exult in His
salvation. 10All my
bones will say, "LORD, who is like You, Who
delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him,
And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?" 11
Malicious witnesses rise up; They ask me of
things that I do not know. 12
They repay me evil for good,
To the bereavement of my soul. 13
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled my soul with fasting, And my prayer
kept returning to my bosom. 14
I went about as though it were my friend or brother;
I bowed down mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother. 15
But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together;
The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me,
They slandered me without ceasing. 16
Like godless jesters at a feast, They gnashed at
me with their teeth.

17Lord, how long
will You look on? Rescue my soul from their
ravages, My only life from the lions.
18 I will give You
thanks in the great congregation; I will praise
You among a mighty throng. 19
Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me;
Nor let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously. 20
For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet
in the land. 21
They opened their mouth wide against me; They
said, "Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!"

22You have seen
it, O LORD, do not keep silent; O Lord, do not
be far from me. 23Stir
up Yourself, and awake to my right And to my
cause, my God and my Lord. 24
Judge me, O LORD my God, according to Your righteousness,
And do not let them rejoice over me. 25
Do not let them say in their heart, "Aha, our desire!"
Do not let them say, "We have swallowed him up!" 26
Let those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my
distress; Let those be clothed with shame and
dishonor who magnify themselves over me.

27Let them shout
for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication;
And let them say continually, "The LORD be magnified,
Who delights in the prosperity of His servant." 28
And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness
And Your praise all day long.

1Transgression
speaks to the ungodly within his heart; There is
no fear of God before his eyes. 2
For it flatters him in his own eyes
Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of
it.3The words
of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has
ceased to be wise and to do good. 4
He plans wickedness upon his bed; He sets
himself on a path that is not good; He does not
despise evil.

5Your
lovingkindness, O LORD, extends to the heavens,
Your faithfulness reaches to the skies. 6
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
Your judgments are like a great deep. O
LORD, You preserve man and beast. 7
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! And
the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. 8
They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house;
And You give them to drink of the river of Your delights. 9
For with You is the fountain of life; In Your
light we see light.

10O continue
Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And
Your righteousness to the upright in heart. 11
Let not the foot of pride come upon me, And let
not the hand of the wicked drive me away. 12
There the doers of iniquity have fallen; They
have been thrust down and cannot rise.

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